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Jim Beam column:Looking back at 2016 politics

“What’s wrong with Jim?” A good friend of mine said he was asked that question many times during ...

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Jim Beam column: Ukrainians gain major victory

What a sad day it is for this country when the U.S. Congress continues to hold up financial ...

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Jim Beam column:State’s voters staying home

Southwest Louisiana has four senators and nine representatives in the state Legislature and three of the senators and ...

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Jim Beam column: Blue Cross sale back in news

Negotiations for the controversial sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health, a national ...

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Jim Beam column:Election maps tied up in court

Keeping up with Louisiana’s reapportionment legal cases is no easy task. The state Legislature drew new election district ...

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Jim Beam column: School choice was big winner

Conservative public officials and some syndicated newspaper columnists don’t like public schools. When a new Republican-dominated Louisiana Legislature meets ...

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Jim Beam column: Worldwide events important

Three stories from other parts of the world caught my attention this week and it’s easy to explain ...

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Jim Beam column: State GOP is in driver’s seat

When Republican Gov.-elect Jeff Landry and members of the GOP majority state Legislature take office on Jan. 8, ...

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Jim Beam column:Can Temple solve problems?

The high cost of property insurance continues to be a major problem for Louisiana homeowners and businesses. Are ...

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Jim Beam column: State had two Black districts

A three-judge federal appeals court panel has ordered the Louisiana Legislature to create a second majority-Black congressional district, ...

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